out of work
Example Sentences
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“You are the one out of work and not building up savings and retirement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The number of Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more hasn’t meaningfully budged since last summer, hovering near the highest level since late 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s even worse for those out of work, as Abernathy discovered.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The group aims to prevent people dropping out of work due to ill-health and encourage those signed off to come back, with official figures showing the issue costs the UK £212bn a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Beginning in the spring of 1919, the insect known as the boll weevil had destroyed entire cotton crops, throwing thousands of black agricultural workers out of work.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
